Table 2.

Serum levels of AST, ALT, adiponectin, and leptin in the experimental mice

Group no.	Treatment	No. of mice	ASTa	ALTb	Adiponectin	Kidney
			(IU/L)	(IU/L)	(μg/mL)	(ng/dL)
1	DEN alone	12	194 ± 47c	291 ± 112	15.5 ± 2.4	108.1 ± 33.4
2	DEN + 1 ppm Pitavastatin	12	111 ± 28d	180 ± 49d	19.2 ± 4.5e	104.3 ± 33.2
3	DEN + 10 ppm Pitavastatin	12	144 ± 28e	227 ± 96e	21.2 ± 7.4e	93.2 ± 31.2

^aaspartate aminotransferase.

^balanine aminotransferase.

^cMean ± SD.

^dSignificantly different from Group 1 (P < 0.001).

^eSignificantly different from Group 1 (P < 0.05).